Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buies Neck (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buies Neck. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Buies Neck ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Buies Neck, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Buies Neck may originally have been Buie's Neck.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Buies Neck might be written as Buie Neck.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Buies Neck is located in Robeson County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Buies Neck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buies Neck:
- Robeson County (The home county of Buies Neck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Saint Pauls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Parkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Barker Ten Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Saddletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Rennert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lumber Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Lumberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Philadelphus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Tar Heel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ruskin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Butters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Yorick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Ammon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Bladenboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- White Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Boardman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Williamson Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Ardulusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Judson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Williams Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Vander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Kingsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Stedman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Doone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Overhills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Twin Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Rockfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Dundarrach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bowmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Timberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Autryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Roseboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Salemburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huntley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Crump Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buies Neck, see our County-by-County Page for Buies Neck.
Cemeteries Near Buies Neck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buies Neck.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buies Neck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buies Neck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tyson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cogdell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Buies Neck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buies Neck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buies Neck, with the one closest to Buies Neck listed first.
- Tolarsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
- Saint Pauls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Tar Heel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saddletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Roslin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Grays Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Lumber Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Hope Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lumberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Buie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buies Neck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buies Neck.
Newspapers Published in Buies Neck ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buies Neck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buies Neck, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buies Neck.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buies Neck:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buies Neck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buies Neck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |